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Billie Jean Lyrics

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
I said dont mind, but what do you mean I am the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round
She said I am the one who will dance on the floor in the round
2nd verse
She told me her name...

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anonymous

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Straight from the king of pop's mouth, "There never was a real Billie Jean. The girl in the song is a composite of people my brothers have been plagued with over the years. I could never understand how these girls could say they were carrying someone's child when it wasn't true." - Michael Jackson, Moon Walk

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I agree with the interpretations given, especially the idea that an artist creates a song (or an author creates a poem) so that the audience can identify with it personally. Additionally, I would like to suggest an interpretation about the lines, "Mother always told me be careful of who you love, and be careful of what you do 'cause the lie bcomes the truth." The couple danced, the guy was thrilled to be her choice (because "Every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one"). And maybe he led others to believe (bragged to his guy friends) that they'd had sex. Maybe he was infatuated with her for a bit, but wised up quickly. When he got wise to the type of woman she was, he "dumped" her ("don't go around breaking young girls' hearts"). She was furious since she wasn't used to this treatment; SHE had always been the one to break off relationships. So she ends up pregnant by another guy (on purpose?) to get back at him. (The well-known line "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" comes to mind.) And now "the lie became the truth" because he'd have to try to admit he never did have sex with her when earlier he bragged about it. Everyone believes the woman (after all she is someone that seems to hold sway over others), even the guy's girlfriend is distrustful; and the picture "proves" the baby is his. One theme appears to suggest "be careful who you hang around and careful of what you say." It all may come back to haunt you.

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anonymous

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This song is about a crazed fan who had a baby and was so obsessed with Jackson that she believed it was his. She sent packages and photos of the child to him, eventually sending him a gun and ordering him to commit suicide at the same time as she would kill her baby and then herself, so that they could be "together as a family". The police tracked down the woman, saved the baby and proved that it was not Jackson's. He was so disturbed by the whole affair that he wrote a song about it; one of his biggest hits to date.

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Maybe one night Michael was out walking around a city, and he hooked up with a prostitute in a hotel room. The prostitutes name was Billie Jean. She got pregnant by Michael and kept harassing him. Eventually, Billie got an abortion and kept bugging Michael the rest of his life.

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Maybe this song is about a teenage girl who wanted to get famous, so she got pregnant and said that Michael Jackson raped her. So then they got into this whole court thing until the baby was born and they did a DNA test to prove the baby wasn't his. Or, the girl was smart and got an abortion to destroy the facts and throw Michael in jail, then get a huge amount of money.

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I think this is a modified story. Billie Jean was real in the way she was mentaly ill and says that the baby was Mike's, but I think he took it to a new level. I think Billie Jean was this girl who was desperate for money, so she got pregnant by some other guy and said that the baby was Michael's so she could get a chunk of his money.

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Michael "bIllie Jean" is about a girl that was mentally ill.she lived next door to the Jackson's in California .she would come over to see the boys.which one she liked is not noted.she would come see them perform.she was obsessive but with all of them.she was in love with michael moe than the others.she had twins- now this is where it gets bizarre - according to Quincy jones the twins were identical yes identical- and michael was the father of one of them and one of the other brothers were the father of the second identical twin whether or not he was a virgin is irrevelant she was scorned and made trouble for him she had been in a mental institution before no other mention was ever made of her - note the song "dirty Diana" was said by some to be a reference to her

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I think that the song Billie Jean could be real or fake. The only people who know are the people who work with/for Michael Jackson or Michael himself. Or maybe Michael meant to keep it this way. A mystery for everyone to talk about. I think Michael Jackson is... was a great performer and Billie Jean may really be out there somewhere.

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I think that the song Billie Jean could be real or fake. The only people who know are the people who work with/for Michael Jackson or Michael himself. Or maybe Michael meant to keep it this way. A mystery for everyone to talk about. I think Michael Jackson is... was a great performer and Billie Jean may really be out there somewhere.

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BJ is about lies and violation. It goes along with Dirty Diana and Wanna Be Startin Somethin. It is about being surrounded by liars and enablers and wanting to get away and escape by denying the lies--Billy Jean is NOT my lover. It is trying to tell the truth in the face of lies. This was true for MJ all his life. 'A lie becomes the truth'--that is, the lies told about MJ all his life.

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It is a matter of interpretation. The lyrics seem to indicate that a couple had sex and a child was born. If she tried to blame it on Michael Jackson then she might be a gold digger. We have seen it before and it will always be debatable. It reminds me of lawyers acting in a courtroom in an effort to sway the judge or juries decision in their favor.